Dumping-vehicle.



No. 700,318. Pa tented May 20; 1902.

' A. FOUTS.

DUMPING VEHICLE.

(Application filed Oct. 18, 1901-) '(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF C ALBERT FOUTS, OF ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA, ASSIGNOROF ONE HALF TO HARVEY A. MOORE, OF'INDIANAPOLIS, INDIAN-A.-

DU M PING-VEHICLE.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters r'ae'nt'no. 700,318, dated May2o,1 9o2.

Application filed October-18,11,01 SeriallloJQlOM. (No model.)

2' aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT Fours, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alexan dria, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana,have invented a new and-.usefulacter described of such'ch'aracterthatthe" weight of the load will not be carried-by the fastening means,yet such that the swinging sections may be easily operated and-a loadquickly and readily dumped.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my' versely or longitudinally ofthe bed, and in the drawings each of said sections is shown as providedat each end with a strengtheningv angle-iron 7, having near one end asocket 7 adapted to receive a pintle 8, carried by the lower end of thebracket 9, bolted to the side of the bed 6. Pivoted tothe forward end ofeach section 5 is a lever 10, the lower end of which is pivoted totheifree end of a link 11, pivoted at 12 to the bed. .The upper oropposite ends of the several levers 10 are connected bya bar 13, whichin turn is attached to a-link 14, pivoted-to seat-frame 15, pivoted Any.desired means may at 16 to the bed 6. be provided for holding the seatin its normal positionas, for instance, a locking-bar 17, pivoted at 18to the bed and provided with a pin 19, adapted to be passed into a notch20, carried by a portion of the seat.

For the sake of strength it is desirable that the levers 10, links 11'and 14, and bar 13 be in pairs on opposite sides of the bed. The

form and arrangement of levers 10 and their adjacent links 11 is suchthat when the seat is throwniinto its normal position, as shown in 1Fig. 1, the fulcrum of each lever 10 on the adjacent section 5 will liesubstantially in a line with the'then positions of the pivotal point inthe link lland its point 12 of attachment with the lever 10. Thearrangement and form should also be such that the line between the pivotand the end of each link'11 is such as to be substantially at rightangles to the normal position ofthesectionso' By this arrangement anyweight placed upon the sections 5 will exert a direct pull upon thelinks 11, and there will be' substantially no stress upon the'levers 10tending to shift-their positions.. As a consequence but little-stress isexertedby theload'upon the means which holds the levers from accidentaldisplacement,'and a very slight upward'force upon the seat'after theremoval of the locking-bar will release the parts, so that any weightupon the sections 5 will tend to swingsaid-sections downward, and thusbe forcedto drop from the-bed.

It will be readily understood that any means other than the pivoted.seat may be used to hold theseveral levers 10 from displacement withoutdeparting from my invention.

I claim as my invention H 1. In a dumping-vehicle,the, combination withthe body, of a swinging section forming a portion of the bottom thereof,a lever pivoted between its ends tothe free end of said section, alink'pivoted upon the body and having pivotal connection with one end ofsaid lever, and means for swinging said lever.

2. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination :with the body, of-a'pluralityof swinging sections forming the bottom. thereof, a plural- 'ity oflevers each pivoted between its ends to the'free end of one of saidsections, a plurality of links pivoted upon thejbody and each pivotallyconnected to one end offalever, a bar connecting the opposite ends ofall the levers, and means for shifting said bar.

3. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination with the body, of a pluralityof swinging sections forming the bottom thereof, a'plurality of leverseach pivoted between its ends to the free end of one of said sections, apinrality of links pivoted upon the body and each pivotally connected toone end of a lever, a bar connecting the opposite ends of the levers, aseat pivoted upon the body, a connection between said seat and the bar,and means for holding said seat in its normal position.

4. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination with the body, of a pluralityof swinging sections forming the bottom thereof, a plurality of leverseach pivoted between its ends to the free end of one of said sections, aplurality of links pivoted upon the body and each having a pivotalconnection with one end of an adjacent lever, and means for swingingsaid levers simultaneously, the arrangement being such that when thesections are thrown into alinement the pivotal point of a link, itspoint of connection with its lever, and the point of connection of saidlever with its section will lie in a substantially straight line.

5. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination with the body, of a pluralityof swinging sections forming the bottom thereof, a plurality of leverseach pivoted between its ends to the free end of one of said sections, aplurality of links pivoted upon the body and having a pivotal connectionwith one end of the adjacent lever, the arrangement being such that whenthe sections are thrown into alinement the pivotal point of the link,its point of connection with its lever, and the point of connection ofsaid lever with its section will lie in a substantially straight line, abar con meeting the opposite ends of all of the levers, a seat pivotedupon the body, and a link connecting said seat and bar, substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

6. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination with the body, of a pluralityof swinging sections forming the bottom thereof, a plurality of leverseach pivoted to the free end of one of said sections, a plurality oflinks pivoted upon the body and each having a pivotal connection with anadjacent lever, and means for swinging the said levers simultaneously,the arrangement being such that when the sections are thrown intoalinement the pivotal point of each link, its point of connection withits lever, and the point of connection of said lever with its sectionwill lie in a substantially straight line.

7. In a dumping-vehicle, the combination with the body, of a swingingsection forming a portion of the bottom thereof, a lever pivoted to thefree end of said section, and a link pivoted upon the body and having apivotal connection with said lever, the arrangement being such that whenthe swinging section is in normal position the pivotal point of thelink, its point of connection with the lever, and the point ofconnection of said lever with the sect-ion will lie in a substantiallystraight line.

ALBERT FOU'IS. Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. 11001), HARVEY A. Moonn.

